Storwize V3500 user interfaces for servicing your system

The Storwize® V3500 provides a number of user interfaces to troubleshoot, recover, or maintain your system. The interfaces provide various sets of facilities to help resolve situations that you might encounter.

The interfaces for servicing your system connect through the 1 Gbps Ethernet ports that are accessible from port 1 of each canister.

  • Use the initialization tool to do the initial setup of your system.
  • Use the management GUI to monitor and maintain the configuration of storage that is associated with your clustered systems.
  • Complete service procedures from the service assistant.
  • Use the command-line interface (CLI) to manage your system. The front panel on the node provides an alternative service interface.